Inspired by the sweet fruit-based snack from Brazil, acai bowls have become a favorite healthy treat to indulge in, especially when it gets warm outside. Some bowls are made with the frozen and mashed fruit of the acai palm, while others are made Central American style with the cactus fruit pitaya. All of them are delicious and full of antioxidant micronutrients. Here are some of our favorite acai bowls from shops around Louisville!
Blossom Bar
3046 Bardstown Rd. and 3738 Lexington Rd.This juice and smoothie bar sprouted from the natural food market Rainbow Blossom. There two locations in Louisville (one in the Highlands and one in St. Matthews) with a third location coming soon to New Albany, IN. In addition to their delectable smoothie bowls, Blossom Bar have a diverse menu of organic cold pressed juices, vitamin shots, and nut milks. Blossom BarLueberry Acai and Superfoods
ADDRESS HEREWith locations in NuLu, St. Matthews Mall, and in the Student Rec Center on the UofL campus, Lueberry spans a large area of Louisville with an extensive menu of acai bowls, superfood salads, smoothies, and supertoasts. You read that right: Supertoasts. Lueberry via FacebookCherry Pickin’ Juicery & Goods
828 E Main St. (Rear)Check out this Black-owned, basketball inspired, cold-pressed juice and smoothie bar in NuLu. Owners Sydney Smith and Lavell Wells set themselves apart by infusing their juices and bowls with herbs and adaptogens, and also by hosting events and engaging with the local community. Cherry Pickin' Juicery & Goods via FacebackI Love Juice
13317 Shelbyville Rd. and Norton CommonsLaunched by Ex-NFL cornerback Cortland Finnegan in 2019 (and merged with the larger juice company Main Squeeze in 2023), this juice and smoothie bar has two locations in Louisville, in Middletown and in Prospect at Norton Commons. I Love JuiceHoneydew Bubble Tea and More
135 Breckenridge Ln. This independently owned shop in St. Matthews has a bright palette of tea, bubble tea, juices, smoothies, and smoothie bowls (and some indulgent desert items too). HoneydewBetter Blend
4149 Shelbyville Rd.Better Blend offers fruit-filled smoothie bowls with a choice of four toppings in a 12-ounce snack size or a 16-ounce meal size that truly is a meal. Better BlendPlaya Bowls
12939 Shelbyville Rd. Suite 103One of more than 200 locations across the country, the Middletown locations has a full spectrum of acai, pitaya, coconut bowls and smoothies. Sustainability is a part of their brand, and so is connecting with each community where they set up shop. Playa BowlsTropical Smoothie Cafe
Multiple locationsAlong with an array of acai bowls, Tropical Smoothie Cafe have a chia oatmeal pudding and a mixed berry Greek yogurt bowl that must be tasted to be believed. There are five locations in Louisville and one in Jeffersonville, IN, with a seventh location opening on Cardinal Blvd. near UofL’s Belknap campus in May 2024. Tropical Smoothie CafeSmoothie King
Multiple locations in Louisville and New AlbanyNaturally, the go-to for fruit smoothies also offers açai and pitaya bowls. Choose from eight different blends, like the pitaya-based Hive Five and the Açai-based Go Go Goji Crunch. Smoothie King via Facebook721 Mint It Herb & Juice Bar
1001 Logan St., Suites 120 and 121SItuated inside the Logan Street Market, 721 Mint It offer cold pressed juices, as well as blends of herbs, fruits, and vegetables and of naturally, acai bowls. 721 Mint It Herb & Juice Bar
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